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Well this thread has been inactive for a while but I rewatched the series a couple of weeks ago, so I'm gonna rank them

1.) Friday the 13th (1980): This probably isn't the best film in the franchise, but I've always liked it the best. I love Betsy Palmer, I love Savini's gore, I love the chase sequence, even though it goes on for too long, I just find this movie really enjoyable, even though it really isn't that good.

2.) Friday the 13th Part 3: It's not all that scary and the characters are remarkably flat and annoying, but when it comes to a fun '80s slasher, I always love watching this one. Also, we get the hockey mask for the first time.

3.) Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part 6: Enter Zombie Jason. I love Part 6 because I just feel like the jokes worked better here than in any other film, and I actually cared about some of the characters, something that rarely happens in this franchise.

4.) Friday the 13th Part 2: I know I should like this one more than I do, but it just feels too similar to Part 1 for me to like. I do like the Final Girl, and I do think it's one of the better in the franchise, I just never managed to like it as much as other fans of the franchise do.

5.) Friday the 13th Part 4: Another fan favorite that I just don't like very much. I don't like any of the characters, I find Tommy super annoying in this, and at this point I'm just kinda wondering "How large IS Crystal Lake?" It's more gory than it is scary, and the ending just doesn't do anything for me (it worked a lot better in Halloween 4, even though Halloween 4 came out after this). It's the beginning of the end of the good Friday films for me.

6.) Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood: The last good one, in my opinion, and this one isn't even that good. Jason Meets Carrie, sort of, and it introduces Kane Hodder, which is generally the fan's favorite Jason. I love the unmasking scene, and while a lot of the movie isn't the good, I really like the final showdown between Jason and the Final Girl.

7.) Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan: It's Part 8, so by now we all know this movie is gonna be pretty bad. It's more like Jason Takes a Boat. The acting and characters are pretty horrid, but by now we've come to expect that.

8.) Friday the 13th: A New Beginning: Tommy is now in a group home filled with general '80s slasher cliches, as well as many extra annoying characters who serve no purpose to the plot. And, on top of that, there's no Jason, which I'm really not that upset about, but this is just a pretty bad movie.

9.) Jason X: It takes place in space and Jason is upgraded to become Uber Jason, so it's pretty bad. But once you stop paying attention and just sort of appreciate it for the awful, kinda funny movie it is, it can be enjoyed. And this is great to watch and laugh at with friends.

10.) Friday the 13th (2009): A bunch of unlikable characters played by, on the whole, pretty bad actors. The gore is decent, not the best, the storyline awful, the suspense/surprises bad, a bunch of sex scenes thrown in to take up time, and the whole movie is generally a hot mess.

11.) Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday: Boy what can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said? The plot is ridiculous, the characters are strange, and the entire movie feels like a weird "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" film. Definitely the worst in the series.

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I remember hearing that story.]]>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:36:45 +0000http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=650966#p650966http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=650956#p650956
I've come to appreciate the first flick a little more (though it's still far from a favorite of mine) after having seen an interview with screenwriter Victor Miller. He explained how he was inspired by Psycho, but rather than having a son keeping the mother alive in his mind, he flipped it and had the mother keeping the son alive in her mind. I felt stupid when he said it, because in hindsight it's pretty obvious, and I never picked up on it.

Also, the infamous "ch ch ch ha ha ha" is actually "ki ki ki ma ma ma" -- the sound designer on the film took the initial sounds of Betsy Palmer saying "Kill" and "mommy" and played them through an echo device. So when you hear "ki ki ki ma ma ma" it's Mama Voorhees' hearing little Jason's voice compelling her to kill.

Kind of interesting, I thought.

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Looking at my ranking, I might put the reboot above part 5 these days, they're pretty close. I rather like the reboot, and seem to be among the few here who does.]]>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:13:47 +0000http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=650947#p650947http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=637625#p637625
ExplorerPOD wrote:

Gotta start things off with Friday the 13th 1980. Very well written and directed and I love the twists of the early 80s slashers. Love the fact that if you were watching it for the first time when it was released, you had no idea who the killer was until the end of the movie. Really wish I could rewatch the entire series starting from the original with a completely erased memory. You wouldn't even know anything about a hockey mask until the third film.

Second favorite is Final Chapter - A very young Corey Feldman from the same exact year he did Gremlins. Crispin Glover at a time where him and his agent were not easy to please. I like this movie because in my opinion it is the most 80s/fun of the bunch, while still staying scary.

Friday the 13th 2 - This basically got me real into the series about 5 years ago. One of the original party slashers, or at the very least one of the best.

Friday the 13th 3 - Never loved this one too much but it is still the 4th best in the series for obvious reasons.

Friday the 13th 7 New Blood - Decent stuff. If I remember correctly this is the one with the famous Sleeping Bag kill. I need to rewatch..

Friday the 13 V - Actually didn't mind this one too much until you realize that Jason isn't even the killer.

Jason Takes Manhatten - Not huge on this one but could watch for the introduction song any day of the week.

7 is indeed the one with the sleeping bag kill.

How would you rank the other four movies in there (Jason Goes To Hell, Jason X, FVJ and the reboot)?

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Part 1Part 3Part 6Part 2Part 7Part 4Part 8Part 5Jason XGoes To HellRemake]]>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:41:48 +0000http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=637211#p637211http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=637197#p637197
Gotta start things off with Friday the 13th 1980. Very well written and directed and I love the twists of the early 80s slashers. Love the fact that if you were watching it for the first time when it was released, you had no idea who the killer was until the end of the movie. Really wish I could rewatch the entire series starting from the original with a completely erased memory. You wouldn't even know anything about a hockey mask until the third film.

Second favorite is Final Chapter - A very young Corey Feldman from the same exact year he did Gremlins. Crispin Glover at a time where him and his agent were not easy to please. I like this movie because in my opinion it is the most 80s/fun of the bunch, while still staying scary.

Friday the 13th 2 - This basically got me real into the series about 5 years ago. One of the original party slashers, or at the very least one of the best.

Friday the 13th 3 - Never loved this one too much but it is still the 4th best in the series for obvious reasons.

Friday the 13th 7 New Blood - Decent stuff. If I remember correctly this is the one with the famous Sleeping Bag kill. I need to rewatch..

Friday the 13 V - Actually didn't mind this one too much until you realize that Jason isn't even the killer.

Jason Takes Manhatten - Not huge on this one but could watch for the introduction song any day of the week.

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Friday The 13th: The Final ChapterFriday The 13th Part VI: Jason LivesFriday The 13th Part 2Friday The 13th Part VII: The New BloodFriday The 13th Part 3Friday The 13th (1980)Friday The 13th Part V: A New BeginningFriday The 13th (2009)Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanJason Goes To Hell: The Final FridayFreddy Vs. JasonJason X

I tend to go back and forth on 4 or 6 as my ultimate favorite.

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^ I've never liked Michael Bay anyway, but his contribution to the film made me hate him even more.]]>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:53:25 +0000http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=612321#p612321http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=612320#p612320
Part 1 - Has that gorgeous dark & grainy early eighties appearance, definitely looks every inch like the 'drive-in classics' of the period. It's not supposed to be taken too seriously, it's just a meat & potatoes slasher flick with splashy and gory effects, cheap shocks and a rollercoaster feel to the proceedings. If you're looking for anything more than blood and scares - you're missing the point. Great film. 9/10.

Part 2 - After the success of the original, this sequel was inevitable, and like most cash ins on a respectable product it feels lacklustre and rushed. Gone is the dark and grainy texture and it's a case of 'hello fluid camerawork and well lit settings and goodbye to the grue and abandonment of the first. Jason casts rather a pathetic figure and the burlap bag with one eyehole doesn't exactly make for a terrifying countenance. Overall it's rather dull - 5/10

Part 3... IN 3D!!! - This time around Jason dons his (now trademark) overalls and hockey mask and... yep, you guessed it, goes around offing teenagers like there's no tomorrow. It may have been visually impressive in its original 3D format but the flat release has many highly annoying scenes that are lost in 2D, like the ten minute long yoyo scene (!). To sum it up Jason pokes lots of pointy things at the camera and the first half is mostly just a showcase for the 3D effects. Despite this I preferred this over part 2 and the Scooby Do style opening which sees a vanload of machete fodder, including a fat practical joker and 2 VERY unlikely hippies on their merry ol' way to camp had me rooting for their grisly demise. A guilty pleasure of mine. 6.5/10

Part 4 - My second favourite of the sequels, Tom Savini's back on board in this instalment and boy, is it a welcome return. There's some surprisingly good acting on show here and the final girl makes a fine job of looking genuinely scared in all the right places. Savini's fx are top notch, although the gore isn't as plentiful as the first film. Corey Fieldman (the eighties answer to Macauley Culkin ), is quite obviously based on Savini himself and he saves the day by shaving his head and pretending to be mini Jason?!!! Yep, it's fucking bonkers. Also it features the most just-asking-to-get-horribly-killed question in the history of slasher films as one character wanders around in the dark and asks ... "where's the corkscrew"???!!!!!!!!!! Here's a hint - he didn't much like the answer! Lots of fun to be had with part 4 - 8/10

Pat 5 - Nah, fuck it.

Part 6 - My second fave in the series, after the first. This time around Jason is resurrected by a bolt of lightning and becomes super mega astro zombie Jason! Be afraid cos as soon as he rises out of the grave he punches a hole right through some poor sods chest! The acting and humour are fine here, there's a killer soundtrack and Jennifer Cooke looks damn sexy as the sheriff's slutty daughter. It's still a Friday the 13th film so most of the runtime is taken up with introducing irritating characters so they can be killed off a few moments later. The camp councillors are an irksome bunch so it's a pleasure watching them get violently dispatched. This one has its tongue firmly set in its cheek and not only is it the best Friday sequel - it's also one of the best mid to late eighties slashers in general. Loved this one - 8.5/10

Part 7 - Jason Vs. Carrie might sound like fun but it's really not. Notable only for Kane Hodder's first outing as Jason and, possibly the best death scene in the entire series, the fantastic sleeping bag kill. Special effects man John Carl Beuchler also directs this one and goes about it with all the subtlety his initials suggest! Badum - TISH!Overall - meh - 5/10

Part 8 - Jason Takes Toronto in this laughable EIGTH instalment! The title is a con since only the last 15 minutes or so take place in Toron, oops, I mean Manhattan and it looks nothing like Manhattan either. There's a very silly rooftop decapitation scene before a finale in which Jason is soaked in toxic waste in a sewer and somehow reverts back to being a child again. It's as daft as a brush. 4/10

Jason Goes To Hell - Shit, just plain old shit. 2/10

Jason X - I freaking love this silly, goofy homage to the series, if part 6 gave us 'SuperJason' then here we have space age super-mega-cyber-astronomic-robot-whopping-bionic-Jason!!!!!!!!! This time around, Jason's off into space after being thawed out of his crogenic slumber by, why no other than David Cronenberg himself in one of the most bizarre cameos in slasher film history! The rest of the cast are comprised of macho soldier types and wailing teens - they all end up dead and are fine in their roles. The final girl is excellent in her part and it's just a respectful, funny, exciting and enjoyable ninety minutes or so. Just turn your brain off and have fun. Highly recommended. 8/10.

Friday the 13th (2009) Fuck off Michael Bay. 1/10.

Right, I'm off to get drunk now after writing all that. Thanks for reading.Laters!